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Regional News
John Stafford. Regional Editor
Correspondents; Upper Applegate Valley Maude Zleglei. Lower Applcjate Valley Jeanette
Hoad; Butle Kails Mary Jo Harris; Central Point Dolores Armstrong: Eagle Point Dottle Harol
jon; Gold Hill-Sams Valley Mary Kell; Grandvlcw-Lone Pine Dot Simmons; Happy Camp Hazel
Davis Beltv Reedy; Hornbrook Kulherlno Chapman; Illinois Valley Katherlne Scott; Jackson
ville Bene Hoskins: McLeod Caroline Harding. Mcrdows Nellie Bergman; Murphy Mrs. R. J.
Mitlemann; Phoenix Ruth Igo; Prospect Velda Barr; Rogue River Orva Jean Cru se; Shady Cove
Evelyn Watson; Table Rock R. E. Ncalon; Talent Bill Young; Tiller-Drew Viola Rogers; Wil
liams Ann KaUenbach; Yreka Doris Robinson and Mary Louise Gray.
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HISTORIC LANDMARK This two slory frame nouse in
Gold Hill was built in 1880. Only a new root has been added
since then. It is on the property formerly owned by the
William L. VanHoutcn family. Mr. and Mrs. John Cogswell
of Gold Hill fulfilled a dream recently by purchasing the
property.
Historic Property Sold
To Gold Hill Residents
Gold Hill - Mr. and Mrs.
John Cogswell have had a
drenm come true. The Gold
Hill couple have purchased
one of the city's oldest his
toric landmarks, the William
L. VanHouten property along
the Rogue Riveri on Second
avo.
Tlie property has 300 feet
of river frontage. It adjoins
the present property, the lo
cation of Cogswell's Market,
trailer court and residence.
The Cogswell's came to Gold
Hill in 1043 and have been
hoping to purchase the Van
Houten property since their
arrival.
The property is the site of
one ol the oldest nouses In
Gold Hill. The two slory
frame house was built in
1880. Only the original roof
has been replaced.
The Cogswells bought the
land from Mrs. Verna Van
Houten, widow of the late
Clarence Mike ' VanHouten.
Regional Calendar
Applogate - An organiza
tional meeting for nil livestock
and home economics 4-H clubs
will be held at the Applegate
school cafeteria Friday, Dec.
0 at 7:30 p.m. Anyone inter
csled In joining the 4-H clubs
is Invited to attend.
Central Point - The city of
Central Point will have an
open house at the new city
hall, Saturday, Dec. 10 al 2
p.m. A dedication address will
be given al 2:30 p.m.
Fund Raising
Discussed at
Grants Pass - The Grants
Pass chapter of the American
Field service discussed pos
sible fund-raising prujecls at
their luncheon meeting Mon
day, Dec. 5, at the Redwoods
hotel.
The group of 20 people at
tending was made up of AFS
members, representatives of
various civic organizations,
student and faculty represen
tatives from Grants Pass High
school, and a ,high school
PTSA member. During the
meeting four local high school
students chosen to compete
on a nutional level as possible
candidates for tlie AFS sum
mer program were introduced.
They are Elaine Baker, Helenc
Buckmnster, Caila Eldred
and John Jeddeloh, all high
school juniors. They were ac
companied to the meeting by
the high school 1RL presi
dent, Chuck Moore, and the
student body president, Mark
Mlllcmann.
Mrs. Robert Chamberlain,
in making a report on a fund-
raising dinner successfully
held by a similar organiza
tion In Lebanon, Oregon,
provided the idea for such a
dinner in this area and seme
tentative plans were adopted.
II was decided to hold, some
time in January, a dinner
with an Italian theme, both
in menu and decorations, since
tlie exchange student living
in the Grants Pass area this
year. Franca Marginl, is from
Italy.
In addition, the plan of
featuring several tables hon
oring other nations with ma
terial and information con
cerning them available was
considered and temporarily
accepted. The possibility of
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Mrs. Van Houten said the
property has been owned by
the VanHouten family since
her father-in-law, William L,
VanHoulcn, bought it in 1018.
Many years ago the land
was known as VanHouten
field. William VanHoutcn gen
erously donated use of the
property for sporting events.
The field was Ihe home of the
Gold Hill baseball team. In
return for use of the land, the
team members kept the field
in playable condition.
The Cogswells said that
they plan future business de
velopment of the property.
Gold Hill Nuggets
By MARY KELL
Gold Hill-Once again, the
familiar hustle and bustle of
the holiday season is in the
air. Everything points to the
fact that the peak of one of
our busiest and perhaps the
happiest season of the year Is
just around tlie corner.
Our local postmaster, H. D.
Force, has announced that the
Gold Hill Post Office will re
main open until 4 p.m. on
Saturday, Dec. 10 and Satur
day, Dec, 17. It will close at
Ilia usual time, 12:30 p.m. on
Saturday, Dec. 24, the day be
fore Christmas.
He also stressed that we
should mall early and asked
patrons of the local post office
to mail early each day to avoid
the rush.
Projects
Meeting
asking some of the clubs at
(he high school to each be re
sponsible for a table thus
stimulating student and or
ganizational interest in the
program, was discussed. It
was decided that the exchange
students living in the Medford
area representing England
and Japan, and the student
liviiiB in Crescent Citv from
Germany, be guests of honor
for the evening also, with an
attempt to have each of them
speak briefly about their own
country.
Tlie program would also
feature other speakers. It was
explained that such fund-
raising is necessary since each
chapter must raise $650 which
is lo cover the cost of travel
ing for students coming to this
country tor a year. While it
may cost more in some areas,
and less in others, this Is an
average figure which has been
found to meet all necessary
transportation costs for the
students.
Mrs. Chamberlain, repre
senting Hie PTSA, announced
thai she was to make a report
of the entire AFS program
at the January 3rd meeting
of tlie PTSA which is a sopho
more sectional meeting. This
is in an attempt to familiarize
parents with the program be
fore the junior year when
students become eligible to
apply for Ihe summer trip
abroad.
II was decided that there
would be more information
available concerning details
in connection wilh the pro
posed dinner, such as where
it is to be held, the expense
involved and the final date,
when the chapter meets again
Tuesday, Jan. 3.
Hornbrook Teams
Play at Dunsmuir
Hornbrook - Hornbrook's
grammar school basketball
team bowed to Ft. Jones by a
score of 32-23 in a game play
ed Nor. 30 at Ft. Jones. How
ever, the little boys' team
saved the day for Hornbrook
by defeating the Ft. Jones
little boys, 7-2.
Strangely enough, Ft. Jones'
two points were scored by a
Hornbrook boy when the ex
citement of his first, competi
tion play away from home
proved too much for him and
he turned "Wrong-Way Cor-
riean.
On Dec. 3, the local team
traveled to Dunsmuir where
they played for the third time
in the annual recreational
tournament sponsored by the
Dunsmuir recreational depart
ment. In the first game, Gre
nada downed Hornbrook 10
to 15, to even up the series be
tween the two teams. Horn
brook defeated Grenada 18 to
16 the week before. The sec
ond game, played against the
Yreka B " team, was won by
Hornbrook 27 to 16. In the
third, or consolation, game,
Hornbrook beat Hilts by a
score of 31 to 21 to place third
in the tournament, and to
bring home their first trophy
in basketball.
The three opposing teams
had a total of 12 for 35 free
shots, while Hornbrook had
9 for 36, with Darrell Jones
making all 9 free shots, for a
personal record of 9 for 16.
In games played on Satur
day, Hornbrook racked up the
highest two scores In the tour
nament with Grenada and
Dunsmuir yet to play for top
spot. Their play-off game is
scheduled for Saturday, Dec.
10. Hornbrook also had the
biggest point spread. Coach
and school principal Harley
Baker reported the "boys had
a good time," and speaking
for the members of the team
and himself wished again "to
express the deepest gratitude
to the parents and other spec
tators who weathered the
storm last Saturday to drive
to Dunsmuir lo see the teams
play."
Christmas Events
Planned at Meeting
Hornbrook Dates for the
school calendar - for the re
mainder of the year were set
at a meeting of the Parents'
club, on Dec. 1. Members of
the club are to meet at the
school Dec. 7 to clean the
stage curtains.
. The Christmas program will
be held Dec. 15 at 7:30 p.m.
Santa Onus will make his ap
pearance at the close of the
program. Individual room
parties are scheduled for Dec.
16 at 11 a.m., and at 1:30 p.m.
school will be out for the
Christmas holidays, to rc-con-veno
Jan. 3, 1961.
fruits to
Schools Taking
Part in National
inq Drive
Butte Falls The Butte
Falls schools are once again
joining in the annual nation
wide Bundle Days Clothing
Collection program of Save
The Children Federation, the
international non-profit, non
sectarian organization that has
been serving children around
the wor)d for the past 20
years.
Children are asked to bring
their bundles of clothing to
respective schools during the
week of Dec. 5 through 9,
which has been proclaimed
Bundle Days Clothing Collec
tion Week.
Students, teachers, parents
and friends are being asked
to empty their closets, bureau
drawers and attics ana con
tribute good, usable clothing
and shoes for babies, children
and adults to this Bundle Day
Collection. This clothing will
nermit youngsters in our
southern mountain region and
in foreign lands to be warm
and healthier this winter, and
to attend school in dignity and
comfort. The adult clothing
may help a father or mother
to earn support for their fam
ily. Thousands of these young
sters have no warm sweaters,
coats or shoes, and are too
cold and too ashamed in-lheir
tattered rags to go to school
or to take their places with
other children In the com
munity. Everyone Is urged to join
with our school officials,
teachers and students in mak
ing this Save The Children
Federation Bundle Day Col
lection an overwhelming suc
cess. Attention is also called to
other work of Save The Chil
dren Federation which carries
service to children irom
clothing for their bodies, to
community improvements
without which the futures of
the children may be dark in
deed.
Individual sponsorships of
children in foreign lands and
American Indian children are
also possible through the Fed
eration. These sponsorships
provide them with continuing
benefits of food, clothing and
cash, as well as the sell-respect
that comes, from an in
terested and affectionate spon
sor. Sponsorships of families and
schools are also possible, thus
broadening the help to the
individual children who can
not thrive unless the family
and school thrive.
Finally, through village
self-help programs, the level
of community life can be
raised. Perhaps it is a road
that the village needs, or a
small industry, or improve
ment of crops or livestock.
Small monetary contributions
through the Federation may
start a community self-help
operation which may trans
form many other aspects of
the community life.
Individuals and groups in
terested, should write directly
to Save The Children Feder
ation, Boston Post rd., Nor
walk, Conn.
Adults wishing to contrib
ute and not having children
of school age, are asked to
give their bundles to neigh
boring children to take to
school or bring them in themselves.
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Eagle Point
Accepts Resignation of Chairman
Eagle Point - Directors of
the Eagle Point Irrigation Dis
trict yesterday accepted the
Nov. 16 resignation of C. J.
Greb as chairman. They met
at the district office in Eagle
Point.
Phillip Nevin was named
to serve out Greb's remain
ing one year as chairman.
Elbert Bigham was named
vice-chairman.
The resignation of Mrs,
Thelma Short as secretary
and bookkeeper was also ac
cepted. Mrs. Short resigned
Nov. 22 after serving the dis
trict for 25 years in various
capacities. She was secretary
for 17 years. Mrs. Short was
praised by Ted Flury, former
district manager, for "having
been a faithful and valuable
employee of the district for
25 years."
A report was read from
Knox Accountants stating that
all money received up to Nov,
1 had been accounted for in
the firm's audit of the books.
Rural Reflections
By MAUDE ZIEGLER
Applegate Valley - A color
ful account of the Rogue River
Rooster Crowing contest ap
pears in the winter issue of
The Farm national magazine
issued quarterly. Apparently
the contest brought one of the
staff representatives to the
summertime scene, for the
3,000 word article was written
by R. J. McGinnis, editor
emeritus.
Almost half of the ariicle
was given to western style de
scription of the gathering of
citizens the day before the
event and their subsequent
conversation and betting on
the birds. McGinnis gave a
crow by crow account of the
encounter, and some space to
reaction of the crowd and
comparison of the contestants
to previous records during the
nine year period the contest
has been held.
McGinnis, writing a flavor
ful article descriptive of
roosters, seemed to forget that
roosters are hatched, for he
spoke of a European rooster
entered last year who was
"born" in Hamburg, Germany.
The sole illustration of the ar
ticle was a color photo of a
crowing bantam .silhouetted
against a red sunrise.
Injections of tranquilizing
drugs are now being used to
calm cows freightened by
milking machines.
ROBERTS, KELLINGTON,
BRANCHFIELD and HEFFERNAN
announce the removal of
their Law Offices from
U.S. National Bank Building
to
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Medford, Oregon
December 1, 1960
Irrigation District
The meeting was featured
by several claims against the
district brought by land own
ers, and based on allegations
of lack of irrigation water at
stated periods.
Among them was Mrs. Ann
Todd, who has been conduct
ing a running feud with the
district's directors, both in and
out of court, for many
months. She spoke frequently
and critically during the
meeting.
Walter Wood, district land
owner, said that in 1959 and
1960 he had received no
water, causing loss of pasture
land use. He requested $72
for loss of pasture land, can
cellation of his 1960 water
assessment, seeding two acres
of pasture land, and other
benefits.
The board agreed to some
of these, but Wood indicated
that the board's proposal was
unacceptable.
Hear Request
The board heard a request
from Mrs. Todd and her hus
band, Howard Todd for al
leged damages resulting from
a 17 day irrigation interval
during 1958. The request
claimed that a fall seeding of
land was lost due to the. 17
day interval. The board took
no action.
Paul Conrad asked $977.40
in damages he claimed he suf
fered in 1950. Conrad said he
didn't receive water at proper
intervals, causing loss of pas
ture land. The board denied
his request.
A proposal for placement
of Irrigation fees with the
county assessor was also con
sidered. The fees would be
collected by the county at the
same time county tax state
ments are collected. It was
decided to continue the pres
ent collection method. The
district collects all fees itself.
The board met for three
hours. The meeting was re
peatedly interrupted by Mrs.
PTA Enjoys Popular
Christmas Musk
Applegate Mrs. Babe
Abel's accordion band pre
sented a half hour program
of popular Christmas music to
the Applegate PTA.
The 12 members of the band
and their parents came from
Grants Pass and after their
well received program joined
with the PTA members in a
pie social.
Mrs. Earl Hvall, mental
health chairman, received do
nations of gifts and exhibited
gifts purchased to be sent to
the mental health institutions.
Todd, who voiced objections
regarding the board's procedures.
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